Been a while, hasn't it?

A lot has happened since my last post.. I moved home from collegetown, settled in with my family again, and started applying in earnest for any sort of writing job available. Unfortunately, nothing directly related to my major has worked out, but I am starting as a receptionist for an insurance agency in a week. It'll be a good starting job, I think.

In the meanwhile, I've kept myself busy with a few crafts, including finally finishing my dinosaur quilt!



It's a bit smaller than I expected, but very cuddly and fun. I inserted a layer of batting between the material, so it's softer than it would be on its own. Now I just need a little boy to give it to! Or a little girl, let's not be sexist now.

I'm still here!

Wow, finals hit me hard this quarter. At least I only have to go through that once more (unless I go to grad school.. Let's not think about that right now). I have been crafting, though, especially in the past few days.

As mentioned before, a friend asked me to help her design some crazy little dinosaurs. She actually came up to my apartment a few weeks ago and we set out figuring out the pattern and seeing what we could do. The first few, I'm sorry to say, turned out horribly, but by the end of the journey, she created a few really adorable little guys. My favorite is the "emo dinosaur", complete with black eyeliner and floppy hair.



This week, I made another Warcraft plushie, based off of a ghoul, as requested by a close friend. I'll put pictures of the fellow up here once she receives her package, since I don't want to spoil the surprise, but I was very pleased. He's quite possibly the cutest zombie ever. I'm planning on making another for myself.

Today, I started working on the twin zodiac pillow my friend requested for her birthday, to match her roommate's. It's looking pretty nice so far, since I have the experience of the first pillow under my belt and I know how to avoid some of the pitfalls that occurred before.

If I have time, I'm going to try to make that dino quilt on Monday. It doesn't seem very hard, as I was reading the directions earlier, although I don't have a "pressing cloth," as is requested. I figure I can just iron the seams like normal. I hope?

A project for the future.

Like I said before, I've been playing around with quilting. Especially after seeing Dacia Ray's quilt montage, I'm more and more convinced that I'd like to learn to make beautiful quilts. Hers are especially amazing, but I'm starting a bit lower on the ladder.

In fact, I bought a kit to make a little kid's dinosaur quilt, from JoAnn's. It looks simple enough, so I think I'm going to do it this weekend, as a break from finals.





I love the fun patterns. I've always been a sucker for dinosaurs, and I think this'll be a fun, cute little quilt.

Quilting? Maybe.

Ever since I started crocheting and sewing a few years ago, my mom's been at me to try quilting. It seems a daunting task, though, so I'm taking that a few steps at a time. My first step was taking yet another Dacia Ray pattern and making a "log cabin-ish pillow". I used scraps from all the pear satchets I made, and I think it turned out pretty cute.



It's sitting on the "cat chair" right then, so please excuse the wrinkled mess that is that blue sheet.